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                                           THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                                                
                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1)                                                                                                    
                     was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is                                                                                                       
                     not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                 Paper No. 25                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                                                   Ex parte HORST MERCHEL                                                                                              
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1997-3483                                                                                              
                                                                   Application 08/254,5751                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
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                     Before FLEMING, LALL and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                     
                     LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                                

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is an appeal from the final rejection  of claims 20                                  2                                                            
                     to 28.                                                                                                                                                            
                                The disclosed invention pertains to a pledge card for                                                                                                  

                                1Application for patent filed June 6, 1994.                                                                                                            
                                2 An amendment after final [paper no. 15] was filed and                                                                                                
                     its entry approved [paper no. 16], however, it did not make                                                                                                       
                     any changes to the claims.                                                                                                                                        
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